Bobbie Troy has gained a following here for the power she packs into her poetry (The Silence of You; Facing Self-Doubt; Merry Christmas, My Love;Soldier; Dear Diane [Pushcart Prize Nominee]). Case in point:   Things I Should Have Said By Bobbie Troy I should have said that your tears were like antique pearls gracing porcelain cheeks I should have said […]

Bobbie Grimstad lives and writes in Alaska. As visual as this poem is, it doesn’t make me think of Alaska. In fact, it makes me think of Helen of Troy. The descriptions alone are enough to carry a reader away, by the time we get to the end we’re already long gone and someplace else […]

Dr. Elaine H. Olaoye is a professor of psychology at Brookdale Community College. She is also a published poet and she wrote this in honor of US troops serving in Afghanistan and Iraq as well as all the other places we have sent them and continue to send them. Elaine will be reading this poem […]

Melanie Bishop is a poet and artist who lives and works in New York City. She has been writing all of her life. You can see more of her work at her blog. No matter what the weather is like where you are reading this poem, immerse yourself in Melanie’s sun clouds and try not to […]

Salvatore Buttaci has made us think before (Passing Time). His collection of short stories, Flashing My Shorts, has just been released. This poem expresses the human drive to know, universal and timeless. Nature and night seem to be the natural elements for the quest.    What the Moon Knows By Salvatore Buttaci wolves howl from wooded sanctuaries in […]